Geography

Chanchal is located at 25.39°N 87.99°E. Chanchal is the headquarters of the Chanchal subdivision

Chanchal subdivision

Chanchal subdivision is a subdivision of the Malda district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of six community development blocks: Chanchal–I, Chanchal–II, Ratua–I, Ratua–II, Harishchandrapur–I and Harishchandrapur–II. The six blocks contain 49...

. Also, the headquarters of the Chanchal–I CD block is here.

Chanchal subdivision

Chanchal subdivision

Chanchal subdivision is a subdivision of the Malda district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of six community development blocks: Chanchal–I, Chanchal–II, Ratua–I, Ratua–II, Harishchandrapur–I and Harishchandrapur–II. The six blocks contain 49...

 consists of six blocks Harishchandrapur–I, Harishchandrapur–II

Harishchandrapur II (Community development block)

Harishchandrapur II is an administrative division in Chanchal subdivision of Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Harishchandrpur police station serves this block...

, Chanchal–I

Chanchal I (Community development block)

Chanchal I is an administrative division in Chanchal subdivision of Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Kharba police station serves this block...

, Chanchal–II

Chanchal II (Community development block)

Chanchal II is an administrative division in Chanchal subdivision of Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Kharba police station serves this block...

, Ratua–I and Ratua–II

Ratua II (Community development block)

Ratua II is an administrative division in Chanchal subdivision of Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Ratua police station serves this block...

. Chanchal comes under the "Tal" region of the district.

History

It was the home of Raja Saratchandra Rai Bahadur, who had built the Chanchal palace. The King was married to Queen Dakshyani. The palace was transformed into a government college in 1969.